Jalonni Weaver

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With a background that spans insurance, aviation, finance, tech, consulting, and HR, I bring a wide lens to the world of talent acquisition. I’ve seen how hiring works across different industries, and my mission has always stayed the same:

I’m not here to gatekeep, ghost, or sugarcoat. I’m here to advocate, educate, and connect the right people to the right opportunities.

Here’s how I show up in my work:

• Prioritize the candidate experience—always
• Partner with stakeholders to build trust and meet business needs
• Streamline processes to create a better, faster hiring journey
• Retain and attract top talent to keep pipelines healthy
• Help candidates understand the company’s mission, values, and culture
• Champion DEI through intentional, equitable hiring practices
• Support employer branding through storytelling, events, and training
• Keep it real—because we’re not brain surgeons, we just work in TA

I’m passionate about removing barriers, creating people-first experiences, and making sure everyone gets a seat (and a voice) at the table.

Thanks for being here! I’m excited to connect and keep sharing this wild journey through HR and talent acquisition.

Podcast Host

I had a candidate get an offer 72 hours after applying.

They applied.
They interviewed with me.
They spoke with the hiring manager the very next day.

The manager reached out and said, “We want to make them an offer.” right after the interview. 

That was it.

Let this be a reminder that there are companies out there that are respectful of people's time and make offers in timely manners instead of putting you through the interview Olympics. 

& before anyone says, “this only happens for entry-level roles”, no, it doesn’t.

I only had one interview for the role I’m currently in and received an offer within three days and my role is far from entry level.

Fast timelines don’t equal low standards. They usually mean that the decision-makers know what they’re looking for in candidates and are confident in making that decision.

senior recruiter | tedX speaker | author of chit chats with lonni newsletter on substack

I made an offer to a candidate today while he was out with his family. In the middle of the call, I hear his wife talking in the background and he says, “Hold on hun, I’m on the phone with AT&T and they want to give me a job.”

Immediately I hear her yell, “Shut up!?!”

I couldn’t help but laugh and keep going with the offer.

Afterward, he shared that he had recently lost his job and that this opportunity was truly situation-changing for his family.

This is why I share candidate stories.

These candidates aren’t numbers. They’re people.

I talk to real people every day who are dealing with real life. Behind every application is someone trying to figure things out, pay bills, take care of their family, and hold onto hope.

Every time I pick up the phone to extend an offer, I never know how much that moment might mean to someone. 

I may not make the final hiring decision, but being the one who gets to say “we want you” will never get old.

just a person in the people business • neurodivergent mama • TEDx speaker • mental health advocate • faith-based content creator

I had a candidate reach out to me every single day last week just checking in on their application, and every single time they reached out, I answered them. 

Most days all I could say was, “There’s no update yet, I’m still waiting on the hiring manager to finish interviews,” but I still made sure they heard back from me.

And today? I get to call them and give them an offer. 🥹

It literally takes two minutes to reply to someone. It does not have to be some long, fancy message. 

Just a quick “Hey, no news yet but thank you for following up.” goes a long way. In this job market especially, people just want to know they didn’t get forgotten or ghosted after putting in so much time and energy into interviewing.

This should be a standard recruiting process, and every time I get on this app it honestly shocks me that it is not.

I live by the golden rule and treat people the way I would want to be treated if I were on the other side of that inbox. (I apply this rule to all aspects of my life because that's just how I was raised.)

My child’s daycare just texted and said they’re closed tomorrow because of the weather and moments like this are when I’m so thankful for my job.

I’m grateful to work somewhere that offers paid caregiver time that doesn’t come out of PTO or sick time. I reached out to a coworker to see if they could cover for me, and they immediately said yes without any hesitation.

That’s the kind of stuff people don’t always think about when they’re job searching.

Everyone prays for the salary, but I always say pray for the environment, the leadership, and the benefits too, because you never know when life is going to happen, a loved one is going to get sick, daycare closes because of weather and in that moment a paycheck doesn’t mean much if every curveball leaves you stressed, scrambling, or feeling guilty for being a parent.

#LifeAtATT

Senior Recruiter | TedX Speaker | Author of Chit Chats with Lonni Newsletter on Substack

Congratulations to everyone who got married, bought property, welcomed a baby, bought a car, graduated, landed a new job, earned a promotion this year, or experienced any win big or small. 🙌🏽

Most importantly though, congratulations to everyone who struggled with their mental health, navigated this brutal job market, faced company layoffs, and still chose to wake up every day and face life. That takes strength, even on the days it didn’t feel like it.

If you faced a loss, a divorce, a health scare, or something deeply difficult this year and you’re still standing, congratulations to you. Surviving is an accomplishment too. 

I pray 2026 is better for you. I pray doors open, stability finds you, and things turn around in ways that remind you that your perseverance was not in vain. May this next season show you favor. ♥️

I made an offer today to someone who spent 25 years with their previous employer and was laid off early last year.

When I extended the offer, they told me this was their dream company and that they couldn’t wait to start this new chapter.

Let this be your reminder: it’s never too late in your career to apply for your dream company.

You might think you’re overqualified. You might think you’re underqualified. You might think the timing has passed you by, but you could be the perfect fit for the role and not even know it yet.

You’ll never know unless you apply.

People have told me before,
“Don’t talk about God on LinkedIn.”
“That’s not the place.”
“Keep it professional.”

But this platform has become heavy.
So much negativity.
So much fear.
So much comparison, burnout, layoffs, bitterness, and pretending like everything is fine.

And if I'm being honest? God needs to be sprinkled on some of your timelines.

I’m not here to please the algorithm.
I’m not here to water myself down to be more digestible, and I’m definitely not here to shrink what sustains me just to make others comfortable.

“Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.”
— Galatians 1:10

If my faith offends you, you can scroll.
If it encourages you, that’s God.
If it convicts you, take that up with Him, not me.

I’ll continue to talk about God.
I’ll continue to give Him credit.
I’ll continue to show up authentically, even on LinkedIn.

If this space can hold toxicity, doom scrolling, and negativity all day long, it can also hold faith, gratitude, and hope.

PERIOD. 

Happy Saturday. 🙂

I woke up this morning with heat in my home, food in my fridge, clean water to drink, my bills paid, money in my account, my family in good health, and still employed.

All praises to The Most High.

We often forget to thank God for the “small” things while waiting on the big blessings, when in reality, those small things are the blessing.

During my job search, I was rejected by two companies after multiple rounds of interviews. At the time, it was discouraging. Now, both of those companies are going through restructuring in the exact departments I would’ve been part of.

This is a real life example of how rejection is often redirection.

I didn’t just pray for a job. I prayed for stability and discernment. I asked God that if an opportunity wasn’t right for the season I’m in, to keep me away from it, even if that meant rejection. Yes, I asked God to reject me.

Often times, when you’re tired of waiting, it’s easy to jump at the first offer without looking at the bigger picture. The wait was worth it. Looking back, I can see the protection.

If you’re experiencing rejection right now, try looking at it through a different lens. What feels like a “no” might actually be God’s way of saying, “not this one.”

I've made 17 offers so far this year. 🎉🙌🏽
17 lives changed.
17 people now off the job market.
17 prayers answered.

I'm not the decision make,r I'm just the messenger. 
Congratulations to those 17 people and their families. 💙

Credentials Recruiting

Accepting new clients, message me for hiring help!

Head of Recruitment

Avelo Airlines

Flight Attendant

TUSHY: For People Who Poop

Hired: Graphic Designer, Growth Marketing Manager Acquisition, Marketing Coordinator, Director of Finance, Director Operations & Supply Chain, Growth Marketing Manager Retention, Lead Shopify Developer, Senior Director of Product Development, Senior Marketing Manager Social Media, YouTube Content Creator, Quality Assurance Engineer, Supply Chain Analyst, and Art Director

What was the most coveted item in 2020? Toilet paper! Sold out on every shelf, but a Tushy bidet keeps the need to restock away. Go the more sustainable way. 

Remote, in house, full cycle recruitment for innovative D2C products and consultant revamping the recruitment process as an independent contractor.

Contract Recruiter

grouphugs.co

Hired: YouTube Account Managers, Google/ YouTube Ads Contractor and Crypto Screenwriters

Recruiter

Initiative

IPG- Mediabrands 

Initiative is a full service global media agency built to grow brands through culture. The agency’s approach to rapidly interpreting and activating on cultural data signals – Cultural VelocityTM – creates relevant, long-lasting consumer connections that drive business results.

Recruiting for: 
Commerce
Communications Planning
Data and Technology
Digital Display
Market Research
Measurement and Analytics
Media
Media Buying
Media Planning
Mobile Media
Out-of-Home (OOH)
Paid Search (SEM)
Paid Social Media
Programmatic
Social Media
Strategy and Consulting

Campaign Agency of the Year 2021
AdAge Best Media Agency 2021

Senior Recruiter

Hawke Media

Lead team of 3 recruiters and 1 coordinator.

Director of Talent Acquisition 

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

Consider Hawke Media your CMO! 

We're hiring nationally and have transitioned to fully work from home permanently. 

Check out my open roles at the top of my profile! 

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with a lean but mighty recruiting team to hire for a variety of roles (paid media, email marketing, creative, content/influencer, strategy, sales, accounting/finance, and operations)

• Conduct phone screens, schedule virtual interviews, conduct reference and background checks, and offer calls to close

• Constantly develop candidate pipelines for entry to senior level roles

• Stay up to date in recruiting, marketing, and tech trends

• Maintain and ensure a positive and timely candidate experience

• Develop positive relationships with hiring managers and other stakeholders

• Ad hoc projects as needed

• Constantly develop candidate pipelines for entry to senior level roles

• Stay up to date in recruiting, marketing, and tech trends

• Assist with miscellaneous and admin tasks when needed (reporting, partnership development, candidate coordinating, career fairs, and any relevant research needed)

• Providing regular status updates to People Operations team and Hiring Managers on recruitment for open positions

• Utilize Click Up project management software, Slack, LinkedIn Talent Hub and Google Suite

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Hawke Ventures

Associate

the agency worX

The Agency Worx is a New York based, women-owned business with a team of creative staffing professionals who use their decades of experience and resources to benefit their clients and candidates.

We are experts in the craft of recruitment, staffing and relationship management. 

We have devoted our entire careers to placing talent in the unique categories of: Fashion, Marketing, Advertising, Creative Services, Beauty, Lifestyle and Luxury Brands. 

Our mission is simple: to do great business and make the goals of our clients and candidates come to life, treating others how we would like to be treated. After all, it is the golden rule!

THE AGENCY WORX FOR YOU. REFER YOUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES AND LET'S BUILD OUR NETWORX TOGETHER.

Account Manager

John Casablancas Modeling and Career Center of Connecticut

·       Book appointments for new prospective models
·       Interview prospective models
·       Act as admissions offering models representation and onboarding them into the agency
·       Assist in managing the company's social media profiles and presence. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.
·       Create shareable, appropriate content to grow business
·       Assist in outbound or inbound marketing activities
·       Undertake individual tasks of a marketing plan as assigned
·       Call models to give them booking information
·       Oversee promotional work

Model & Actor Recruiter

JBCStyle Fashion Recruiters

·	Work with client managers to determine new job openings and candidate profiles
·	Compose job listing across internal website, LinkedIn, Style Careers, colleges 
·	Search for prospective candidates on LinkedIn Recruiter and Bullhorn ATS
·	Pre-screen candidates, schedule and conduct interviews in person or over video
·	Review candidates with client managers and submit corporate and retail fashion candidates to client
·	Work with candidates to schedule client interviews, prep candidates, extend job offers and send contracts/ HR paperwork

Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Experienced Director of Talent Acquisition with a demonstrated history of working in the staffing and recruiting industry. Skilled in Sales, Journalism, Marketing Strategy, Apparel, and Social Media. Strong human resources professional with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) focused in Journalism from Central Connecticut State University.

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